Board of Directors
James Deutsch
Mr. Deutsch joined Fieldpoint Private’s Board of Directors in 2021 and in 2023 was appointed Chairman of the Board. Mr. Deutsch has been a managing partner at Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. (“Patriot”), a private equity firm focused on investing in community banks, thrifts and financial services related companies throughout the United States, since 2012. Prior to 2012, Mr. Deutsch was a commercial banker with his most recent position as Founder, President and CEO of Team Capital Bank. In addition to Fieldpoint Private, Mr. Deutsch currently serves on the boards of directors of Georgia Banking Company and First National Bank of America. Mr. Deutsch previously served on the boards of several other banks as well. He also has served on numerous not-for-profit companies including his current post as past president for the Minsi Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Deutsch has a B.S. in Finance and a M.B.A. from Lehigh University. Mr. Deutsch has experience in financial services and a perspective as both an investor and operator of banks. He has over 40 years of banking experience and brings a breadth of knowledge to the Board in investment banking, commercial lending and corporate finance.
H. Russell Holland
Mr. Holland brings over 30 years’ banking experience to Fieldpoint Private leading the bank as President & CEO, a Director of the Board and a member of Fieldpoint Private Trust, LLC, Board of Managers. Prior to Fieldpoint, he served as EVP, Chief Credit Officer at SouthCrest Bank in Atlanta, where he led the bank’s commercial, consumer and residential lending functions. Previously, Mr. Holland held several leadership roles at Seacoast Bank in Florida, including Chief Lending Officer and Chief Banking Officer. Before joining Seacoast, he was Market President for Union Bank of Florida (now BB&T) in the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast markets, responsible for expanding that bank’s presence throughout the region. He also served as Union’s Chief Lending Officer. Mr. Holland held numerous senior level credit positions at Barnett Bank and Bank of America, including leadership roles in real estate capital markets and financial services. Mr. Holland was Chief Financial Officer at a private REIT in Miami, and began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick in Stamford, CT, Miami, FL and Charlotte, NC. Mr. Holland holds a B.S. in accountancy from Wake Forest University.
Scott MacKenzie
Scott MacKenzie is a Principal at Aquarian Holdings. Mr. MacKenzie previously served as a Partner at Waypointe, a Greater China-focused public equity manager. Prior to Waypointe, he was a member of the High-Yield Corporate Credit Group at Guggenheim Partners and began his career at ISI Group, where he was an Associate Managing Director. He earned his B.A. from Williams College and is a CFA charter holder.
Timothy J. Tully
Mr. Tully has been a Director of the Bank since 2012, served as Chairman of the Board from 2014-2022, served as Executive Chairman of Fieldpoint Private Holdings, Inc. since 2019, and was appointed to the Board of Managers for Fieldpoint Private Trust, LLC in 2023. He is a Founder and the Managing Partner of Tully Capital Partners, LLC and Tully Investment Fund, LLC. Tully Capital Partners was founded in 1997 and is primarily engaged in private equity investments; Tully Investment Fund was formed to hold assets with greater liquidity, such as public equity, hedge funds and managed accounts. A graduate of Boston College with a BS in Finance, Mr. Tully began his career as an Equity Options Specialist and Market Maker on the New York Options Exchange, where he served as a Floor Official. He then worked for several years in real estate investment before assuming his present management responsibilities. He has also served on the Board of Directors of companies listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ, serving on a variety of committees, and chairing the Compensation Committees.